《高職高專英語泛讀教程》是一套實用新穎、學考並重的全新閱讀教材。全套教材共分三冊，每冊，具有以下特點： 選材多樣新穎，語言地道，內容深刻，篇幅及難度適中；課後練習豐富多樣，從不同的角度訓練和提高學生的英語水平和應用能力；繫統講解閱讀技巧，並配以針對性強的練習，有效地鞏固和提高學生的閱讀技能；緊密結合“高職高專英語應用能力考試”和“大學英語四級考試”，使學生在日常學習中輕松備考。本書為其中的第二冊。
本教材依據《高職高專教育英語課程教學基本要求》，結合高等學校英語應用能力A、B級考試和大學英語四級考試，按照實用、夠用的原則，設計、編的內容和體例，旨在幫助學生培養良好的閱讀習慣，掌握實用的英語閱讀知識和技巧，提高英語的文字處理能力，順利通過A、B級和四級考試，並為學生的可持續性發展創造良好條件。該教程共三冊，每冊。本書為其中的第二冊。

Unit 1 Advertisements Everywhere
Passage A Advertising——True or False?
Reading Skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Passage B Television Advertising Leads to Unhealthy Habits in Children
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun An Ad

Unit 2 Great Perseverance
Passage A A Brothers Song
Reading Skills Recognizing References
Passage B Ask, Ask, Ask
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Mow LawnsJor Free

Unit 3 Going into the UN
Passage A History of the United Nations
Reading Skills Scanning
Passage B The Introduction of UN
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Danish Air Force Compensates Santa

Unit 4 Famous Celebrities
Passage A Forever Anita Mui
Reading Skills Skimming
Passage B Ted Turner——the Founder of CNN
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Hot Proposal

Unit 5 Living with Mobiles
Passage A Can We Live Without Our Mobile Phones?
Reading Skills Detailed Reading
Passage B Mobile Phones
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun The Smart Way to Catch Burglars

Unit 6 Renewing Educational Concept
Passage A Nature School
Reading Skills Fast Reading
Passage B The School of Rock
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Dead Rabbit

Unit 7 Exploring Outer Space
Passage A Shenzhou VII Ready for Historic Task
Reading Skills Sequencing
Passage B Shenzhou VII Mission Marksthe Maiden Spacewalk by Clunese Astronauts
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun NASA and the Navajo

Unit 8 Cloning Genes
Passage A My Sister, My Clone
Reading Skills Underlining and Highlighting
Passage B Father of the Impossible Children
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Pet Dog Cloning

Unit 9 Defining Success
Passage A Seeking the Meaning of Life
Reading Skills Making Inferences
Passage B A Commencement Address
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Bigger and Better in Texas

Unit 10 Microsofts Development
Passage A Will Microsoft Still Be Microsoft Without Bill Gates?
Reading Skills Summarizing
Passage B ABC Interviews with Bill Gates
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Smart Italian
Key to Exercises

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